Noon.
At Old Wu's house.
The aroma of food assailed his nostrils the moment he stepped into the yard. Zhang Ye stopped his car and came back. He pushed open the door and entered the villa. The door was not locked. Old Wu was cooking in the open kitchen.
"Whoa, this smells so good. What are we having for lunch?" Zhang Ye poked his head in to have a look.
Old Wu busied herself with cooking and said, "Stir-fried pork and braised pork ribs."
"Alright, they're all my favorites." Zhang Ye was amused.
Old Wu asked, "Have you settled it?"
Zhang Ye said, "How could I have come back if I hadn't? It's all settled. 90% of the top 30 scorers in Beijing are currently negotiating with Peking University. As for how many of them will be accepted, I don't know. It's all up to them now."
"I heard that you even smashed someone's car?"
Zhang Ye: "You're pretty well-informed."
"Xin Ya called me and said that you didn't give her any face at all. She even said that we were in cahoots. Hur hur, you've really angered her this time."
"How can you blame me for that? It was Tsinghua University that was being unfair."
Suddenly, a phone call came in.
Zhang Ye answered. "Dean Pan, you're looking for me?"
It was Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences' Pan Yang on the other end. When the call connected, Pan Yang asked with concern, "How are you, Little Zhang? Are you hurt? "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "How could I be hurt? I'm fine."
Pan Yang asked, "The police didn't give you any trouble after that, did they?"
Zhang Ye said, "It's all settled. I'm already home and ready to have lunch."
"That's good." Pan Yang said, "Peking University already knows about this matter. When the old president found out about it, he even rushed back to the school. Later, when we were chatting, the old president told me to tell you to come back to Peking University for a visit when you're free."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Sure, I got it."
Pan Yang said to him, "Just now, when everyone was chatting in private, after this incident, many of the Peking University teachers who did not get along with you in the past started to praise you. Everyone was talking about you, like Little Han, who's Han Henian from the Math Department. He was just saying that you did a great job and that you did a great job."
Zhang Ye and Han Henian did not have much conflict or conflict with each other, but their relationship had always been strained. There was the bickering they had during the International Math Olympiad, and there was also the issue of Han Henian wooing Old Wu, etc.
Zhang Ye said in disbelief, "Teacher Han can say good things about me?"
"Those were his exact words," Pan Yang said. "Why would I lie to you?"
"Alright then." Zhang Ye declined to comment.
Pan Yang said, "You've gotten yourself into trouble again. There will definitely be a lot of people scolding you. Can you handle it? If it doesn't work, I'll report it to the school leaders and let Peking University help you. "
Zhang Ye immediately said, "There's no need for that, Dean Pan. It's not a big deal. I can even handle scolding the foreign guests, much less smashing the windows of a few cars. I'm fine with it, so I can handle it too. It's just that you can tell the leaders that I don't have to pay for the broken windows, right?"
When Pan Yang heard that, he laughed and said, "Of course. You've already put in the effort, so how could I possibly ask you to pay for it?"
Zhang Ye's appearance this time had indeed helped Peking University a lot. In an instant, he had reversed Peking University's disadvantageous situation in the competition for the top scorers. Many of the teachers and professors at Peking University could not help at all. Many of the teachers from the student recruitment team could only watch helplessly as the Tsinghua University students took the examinees away one by one. In the end, when no one could do anything about it, it was Zhang Ye, the suspended Peking University teacher, who turned the tide and did not hesitate to smash the cars and windows to get the examinees back. Just this point alone made many of the Peking University teachers, who did not think highly of Zhang Ye in the past, look at him in a new light.
When they thought about it carefully, Zhang Ye did have a bad temper and often got into conflicts with his colleagues. He even scolded the foreign guests in the auditorium and talked back to the school leaders. But no matter what, no matter how bad his temper was, Zhang Ye's contributions to Peking University were unquestionable. Zhang Ye's treatment of the Peking University students was impeccable! If there was a problem, he would really do it!
… …
Meanwhile.
At a newspaper firm. The entire second floor of the office was very busy.
Two interns came back excitedly from outside. One of them was holding a camera and said excitedly, "Chief Editor Chen, this is big news, big news! Tsinghua University and Peking University are fighting over the students at the entrance of Tsinghua University. Zhang Ye smashed several of Tsinghua University's cars. We've got the first-hand information and recorded it from start to finish!"
The intern beside him was also very excited. "Chief Editor Chen, does this count as a meritorious deed for us?"
When the chief editor heard that, he did not even look at the two of them. He was busy with his own work and yawned. He said to them, "Alright, you did a good job."
Not bad?
That meant it was not bad?
That, that was it?
The shorter intern said, "Chief Editor Chen?"
The chief editor said unenthusiastically, "Hurry up and get the manuscript out."
"This news …" The taller intern blinked and said, "Will it make today's headlines?"
An old reporter beside them laughed and said to them, "Just do whatever the chief editor tells you to do. Don't keep asking for credit. This news probably won't make the headlines."
The intern did not understand. "Why?"
The old reporter laughed and said, "When Zhang Ye doesn't cause any trouble for two months in a row, then he will definitely make the headlines!"
This joke made all the editors in the office laugh.
"Yeah, when does Zhang Ye not cause trouble?"
"He's a troublemaker. Wherever he goes, he causes trouble!"
"The two of you have only been here for a few days, so you still don't understand the situation. The entire Beijing media may lack news about anyone, but it will never lack news about Zhang Ye. You'll get used to it after working here for a while. There are plenty of bigger incidents that Zhang Ye causes. Smashing a car is considered a big deal, right? It's already not bad if he gets to be the second headline on the front page. "
The two interns: "…"
Some of the words were exaggerated, but it also represented that Zhang Ye's image in the media was really not that good. If Zhang Yuanqi were to hit someone, they would definitely rush out to grab the news. But if Chen Guang were to smash a car, they would definitely send more than a dozen reporters to the scene immediately. It could be said that if it were any other celebrity, they would definitely pay a hundred times more attention to it! But there was only one exception. Zhang Ye smashing a car? Wasn't that something that couldn't be more normal? What was there to be surprised about? This fellow had always been like this ever since he debuted!
… …
Elsewhere.
Central TV Department 1. In the program team office of The Voice.
Zhang Ye had applied for leave, and the executive producer was basically not involved in the program's production. The two assistant directors, Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo, took on the responsibility of directing everyone.
All of a sudden, a female editor cried out, "Aiyo! There's news about Director Zhang again! "
"Huh?"
"What's the matter with Director Zhang again?"
"What's going on?"
A few people nearby immediately looked over.
Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others also felt their hearts skip a beat. They hurried over to have a look. "What's the matter? Didn't Director Zhang take two days off to rest at home? What news is it this time? "
When they saw it, the program team staff nearly fainted!
"What?"
"Director Zhang got into a fight with someone again?"
"He got into a fight with Tsinghua University this time? He even smashed their car? "
"Is he alright? Don't tell me Director Zhang got arrested again? "
"No, the police seem to have settled it. They just have to pay for the broken glass."
"How lucky! I got such a fright. If Director Zhang really got arrested again, how are we going to record the rest of the show? The executive director and host are all gone!"
"I've never been convinced by anyone in my life, but I'm convinced by Director Zhang. He can cause such a big mess just by taking two days off. I'm really speechless!"
The program team staff were all talking at once.
Very quickly, Central TV's people also found out about it and were discussing it in private.
Central TV Department 1's Deputy Director Jiang Yuan also saw the news immediately. His expression changed and he immediately called Zhang Ye to confirm his safety. After knowing that Zhang Ye had not been arrested by the police and would not affect the recording of The Voice, Jiang Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. It was a false alarm.
… …
On the Internet, the discussions were even more heated!
"Zhang Ye gets into trouble again!"
"Tsinghua University and Peking University fight over students!"
"Fighting over the top scorers. Who's to blame?"
"Zhang Ye: What should we do to save you!"
The news came one after another and spread all over the Internet.
"Pfft, Teacher Zhang got into trouble again!"
"I'm glad to hear it!"
"How did Tsinghua University offend Zhang Ye again?"
"They're fighting with their peers again!"
"Zhang Ye is a troublemaker! Whoever gets on his bad side will be unlucky! "
The netizens were also divided into two factions. One faction supported Zhang Ye, while the other was scolding him. Clearly, the voices opposing Zhang Ye were the majority, with the teachers from Tsinghua University being the main force.
Liao Qi publicly posted on Weibo: "Some teachers these days are too uncultured!"
An old professor from Peking University retorted: "How uncultured have you all become? Forcefully snatching students, can't the examinees you want not go to Tsinghua University? "
Tsinghua University and Peking University were scolding each other!
Zhang Ye's fans and Zhang Ye's enemies were scolding each other!
It was extremely chaotic!
In the end, even the Ministry of Education could not stand it any longer and issued a public statement: "In response to the media reports of some colleges and universities using improper methods to attract high scorers to apply, the Ministry of Education has requested the relevant colleges and universities to abide by the rules of admissions and maintain the order of the admissions process!"
Finally, they even used words to criticize the improper behavior of some teachers of the people. Although this "some teachers of the people" did not directly name anyone, it was obvious that Zhang Ye was one of them. Furthermore, it was mainly targeted at him!
For the Ministry of Education to publicly criticize someone, especially an individual, this was a very rare situation. This also showed that whether it was in the eyes of his peers or in the eyes of the leaders, Zhang Ye's reputation and reputation were not very good.
However, Zhang Ye himself and his fans did not think much of it.
"Haha, Teacher Zhang has been singled out for criticism!"
"This is no different from singling him out for criticism."
"Teacher Zhang, your reputation has been tarnished once again!"
"Hai, Teacher Zhang, I really have to take my hat off to you!"
These matters actually did not affect Zhang Ye much, because those who liked him still liked him. Zhang Ye's fans had already experienced too many similar situations and would not disband because of such a small matter. Instead, it was because they had experienced too many criticisms and doubts of Zhang Ye's fans that the cohesiveness of Zhang Ye's fans became stronger and stronger. Moreover, every time Zhang Ye stirred up trouble, the number of people joining his fan club would clearly soar. The more people scolded Zhang Ye, the more his peers criticized Zhang Ye, and the more Zhang Ye fans he had, the higher his popularity grew!
Speaking of which, this could also be considered a strange story in the entertainment circle!
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